Parallel Mechanical & PCB Design

Designing mechatronic systems such as industrial machinery, equipment, vehicles, or any device containing moving parts and electronically controlled actuators, is a challenging task. Success depends on effective use of sophisticated mechanical, electrical and electronic CAD tools. Traditionally, mechanical, and electrical and electronic design processes were separate; design data was exchanged between MCAD and ECAD systems at critical stages. Limitations in the data exchange, and lack of co-design functionality, resulted in extra design iterations, driving up development time and cost.

With the integration of PCBs into ever more mechanically complex products, the trend to design and build products and PCBs on demand, and global product and PCB design and manufacturing, the traditional separation of mechanical and electronic design processes has become inadequate. To design first-time-right products, you need parallel and team-oriented ECAD/MCAD design processes.

Dassault Systèmes: CATIA V5

Zuken has partnered with leading MCAD system provider Dassault Systemes, integrating the interactive PCB design functionality of CR-5000 Board Designer within Dassault’s CATIA V5 solution. With Board Interchanger you can perform true concurrent mechanical and PCB design, making right-first-time products a realistic goal.

Siemens PLM: NX

Zuken has partnered with leading MCAD system provider Siemens PLM, integrating the interactive PCB design functionality of CR-5000 Board Designer within Siemens PLM NX solution. With PCB Exchange, from Siemens PLM, you can perform true concurrent mechanical and PCB design, making right-first-time products a realistic goal.

Other MCAD Systems

Zuken’s interactive 3D ECAD tool, BoardModeler, enables true mechanical and electronics co-design of PCBs. Board Modeler provides an optimized environment specifically for concurrent electronics design and mechanical verification of PCB layouts, significantly enhancing efficiency and accuracy. Board Modeler also interfaces with any MCAD system, and with supported physical verification tools.

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  Concurrent Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics Design for Mechatronic Systems

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  Zuken has partnered with the leading MCAD system suppliers to develop ECAD/MCAD codesign tools which facilitate the interactive integration of ECAD and MCAD systems, enabling true concurrent mechanical, electrical and electronics design.

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